Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

PJ O'Rourke Quotes for Today

PJ O'Rourke died a year ago today. Here are some of my favorite quotes from him.

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P.J. O'Rourke

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke 

"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum." - P.J. O'Rourke

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Your habits are modern-day solutions to ancient desires." - James Clear

 "I feel a great comfort and relief knowing that there were others who lived and died and thought and fought so long ago; I feel less tyrannized by the present day." - Iggy Pop

"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum." - P.J. O'Rourke

"Neil deGrasse Tyson is the go-tp scientist for people who wear masks in public parks." - Jordan Schachel

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Life, like architecture, is a verb. If designed well, it works, its beautiful, and it needs no directions. It needs maintenance." - Matthew McConaughey

 "You want to be free, but accountable." - Naval Ravikant

"That which is against communism is for humanity." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day." - Lao Tzu

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what the Kennedy's ever did for your country." - PJ O'Rourke

"Overheard in Silicon Valley: 'Ayn Rand's heroes are fake, but her villains are real." - Marc Andreessen

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus

Quotes for Today PJ O'Rourke Edition (RIP)

Some PJ O'Rourke quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P.J. O'Rourke

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." - P.J. O'Rourke 

"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum." - P.J. O'Rourke

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

PJ O'Rourke

Conservative humorist PJ O'Rourke has passed aged 74. Here's a good appreciation of the man.

 Was a big fan of O'Rourke's. He was one of a kind.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Treat yourself like someone you're responsible for helping." - Jordan Peterson

"But if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you... it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama

"My only measure of success is how much time you have to kill." - Nassim Taleb

"You want to be free, but accountable." - Naval Ravikant

"That which is against communism is for humanity." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How much shuffling does it take to randomize a deck of cards?

- Is he into you? Animal kingdom edition. "Try casually flirting with him by urinating close to where he's grazing."

- Weedkiller Roundup may cause non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

- PJ O'Rourke remembers friend John Hughes

- Interesting look at the financial success of Adam Carolla's pirate ship

PJ O'Rourke and Auto Racing

Interesting interview of PJ O'Rourke talking about his new book and auto racing.

I can't recall reading a piece by Gregory Hardy before but I'll definitely try and keep up with him after reading this interview. I'll be sure to add Hardy's Twitter page to the blogroll.